The Center for Financial Studies (CFS) is a research institute affiliated to the Goethe University Frankfurt and is financed via donations and contributions from its members. CFS conducts independent and internationally oriented research in the fields of financial markets, financial intermediaries and monetary economics. It serves as a forum for dialogue between academia, policymaking institutions and the financial community. For further information visit our website at www.ifk-cfs.de

POST DOC POSITION "CFS Data Center"

We are looking for:

- A Post-Doc Researcher with a Ph.D. in Business Administration or Economics as head of the new CFS Data Center

- The main objective of the newly to be established CFS Data Center is to provide easy access to data sets for CFS researchers and fellows

- The CFS Data Center will host data from three different sources: commercial data sets; data sets that are publicly available free of charge; and proprietary data sets

- The task of the head of the CFS data center will be to identify useful data sets, acquire them, process these data and make them easily accessible for the CFS community

Requirements:

- Data-oriented own research agenda

- Past experience with empirical work in the area of finance or economics

- Good knowledge of IT related issues coupled with the willingness to engage in such processes

- Very good knowledge of the English language

- Flexibility and team work

We offer:

- The infrastructure of a modern research institute with excellent contacts to the financial community

- A very active research environment in the House of Finance at Goethe University

- Excellent links to the academic and financial community

- Time which can be freely used for own research (up to 40%)

- Standard compensation for Post-Doc Researchers in Germany

Interested?

Please contact Prof. Dr. Uwe Walz (CFS Director) at walz [at] ifk-cfs [dot] de if you need further information or to submit your application in electronic form to the above email address.

Deadline for application: July 30th, 2010